Red Cliff, alternatively known as The Battle of Red Cliff, is a Chinese epic film based on the true historic Battle of Red Cliffs and events during the End of Han Dynasty and immediately prior to the period of the Three Kingdoms in ancient China.

The film will be released in two versions: within Asia, Red Cliff is to be released in two parts totalling over four hours in length, with the first part already premiering in China back in July 2008 and the second to be released in January 2009. Outside of Asia, a single 2½ hour film will be released in January 2009. However, the first part of the film is now released on DVD over at the Hong Kong Store.

The film is directed by John Woo and stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi, Chang Chen, Hu Jun, Lin Chi-ling and Zhao Wei. With an estimated budget of US$80 million, Red Cliff is the most expensive Asian-financed film to date.

This film is one of the two 2008 Three Kingdoms related films, the other being Daniel Lee’s Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon which has already been released.

Director John Woo said in an interview with CCTV-6 that the film will use primarily the historical record Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms as a blueprint for the Battle of Red Cliffs, rather than the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. As such, traditionally vilified characters such as Cao Cao and Zhou Yu will be given a more historically accurate treatment in the film.

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